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Every room at The Hotel is different. There are many that are larger. This was one of the least expensive. Check with guest services for a bigger room. The staff would happily accommodate you I am certain. I worked there for a time and it was an extremely positive experience. Beautiful place.
@@kimsanchez7211 I actually got a message from Trip Advisor a while back saying my review had been removed because they had done a complete renovation and my review was no longer valid (it said only good things). We haven’t been to the States in a while so not sure what changed.
It was an an extensive renovation, entirely new kitchen, walls patched and repainted, ceilings torn out and redone, new lighting throughout, guest bathroom entirely redone, new floors, plumbing work, etc. That reno cost also included furniture such as beds, bedding, kitchen appliances, etc.
2:36 George Welch was my 5X great grandfather. It's tragic that he lost this beautiful piece of land, but all things considered I'm happy with what the park has become. Thank you for your video.
@@KhakiShorts no thankfully not - lol - we do have more traditional baked goods from bakeries such as vanilla slices and lamingtons. Not as good as say a French patisserie but better than a cellophane wrapped Hostess cakes - lol! Growing up and reading American comics full of references and ads for Hostess Twinkies means I have a weird fascination with them. Also I’ve eaten a fair few of the Spanish and Italian Twinkies equivalent packaged cake treats, as I grew up visiting Europe.
Shoot me an email (found on our home page) and I’ll be glad to give you his contact info. He did a great job for us, we’re also currently using him for some other work.
We’ve bought 3 brand new pool villas in Hua Hin into our Thai company during Covid when prices were way down! I’m married to a Thai for the past 15 years who’s also a U.S. citizen. We have a Thai American child. We run all rents through our company and have another business my wife runs in it and no nominee shareholders. That’s illegal. She owns 51% and I own 49%. I personally own the houses on the land and have a yellow book for them, and am the only director and manager. Really was quite easy. Slowly divesting my U.S. property holdings to buy here and other places where there are great opportunities around SE Asia. I’m a lawyer so the first thing I did was hire a lawyer here I’ve known for many years to handle the transaction. Do not get into any kind of property transaction here without a reputable lawyer. Most are - some are not. Get a recommendation.
Planning on going in a couple months for the paranormal aspect of this place . There is a restaurant up the street that is supposed to have a lot of activity as well .
В марте 2024 года отдыхали с мужем в этом отеле Ворабури. Всё понравилось.Хочется уже опять поехать в Таю...возможно в другой отель,но Ворабури полюбился и остался в сердце навсегда!!!
Totally agree, it was a disappointment. I learned only that the McCloud family were not good people, but they never really shared the life of an enslaved person on the day to day. No furniture, no tour of where the house slaves lived in the attic, or what one of the cabins looked like when they lived there, no sense of what they went through, except as a whole in the fields. Nothing about what food they ate or any personal stories about any of them. Like they didn't exist as a person but as a group. That and the fact that what they are showing us is pretty much a lie the McCloud family created to romanticize the plantation. Really disappointed. Not worth the visit. I learned nothing.
You’re welcome and thanks for watching. We always try to find afternoon teas everywhere we go, we recently did one at The Fullerton Hotel in Singapore, so good!
Great video and well explained. We do most things just like you and even have short RU-vid videos with instructions for our devices. 🙂 We look forward to meeting you in August! Best wishes and see you then, Jana and the boys (also PLU)
My name does not show in the blue house book (only to register Thai owners) but it does appear on the chanote which is a large legal paper sized document that is issued when the property is built and passed from owner to owner.
@@KhakiShorts my name also does not show in the Blue Book but my name definitely shows in the Chanote as the buyer and owner on the condo unit - I was told by the Land Department that my name had to show in the Blue Book to avoid the annual property tax. Do you believe this ?
@@user-wx3lo3eo5h I don’t know about that, I thought everyone had to pay property tax. We just paid ours (made a video about it) and it was only 1500 baht, super cheap.
@@KhakiShorts I was told, and I think you would know better, that if you own just 1 property you are not subject to annual property tax. If you own more than 1 property, the property tax applies to you. Indeed, the current property tax is low, maybe to get the government representatives to agree to the law, but after maybe 10 years, the property tax could increase by 10 time - to THB 15,000 in your case as an example. Anyway, just wonder if you know if the property tax does not apply if you only own 1 property - thank you.
Never had an issue with that but there’s a first time for everything I guess. None of mine are very expensive but a couple I’ve had for years, all paperbacks so easily replaced.
How specific someone needs to be on the description of what the funds are for in bank transfer. Could you just specify the city, or building only. I do not want to fly back and force for transfer only.
We’re happy with Panwa, it’s outside the tourist areas but close enough to Phuket Town, restaurants, shopping, etc. but quiet. 2 bedroom units here are renting for 40-50,000 baht a month and 3 bedrooms are asking 75,000. These units are big compared to most condos here (unless they’re luxury). We’ve seen studio apartments on the west coast (tourist side) rent for 20-25,000 a month and they’re tiny. Price here fluctuates greatly depending on size and location (mostly location). Try searching FazWaz online, will give you better ideas of rents prices all over the island.
